The National Treasury recently released a discussion paper, calling for a 20% national tax on the gross gambling revenue of all licensed and unlicensed online gambling activities. The Treasury reckoned the tax could add up to R10-billion to the fiscus. However, opposition to the National Treasury's proposed 20% national tax on online gambling is growing sharply. Industry bodies and legal experts are warning that the plan is unconstitutional, economically destructive. For more on this we are now joined by a leading expert in gambling law and founder of Whitesmans Attorneys, Garron Whitesman.
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